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Sunday, October 5, 2008
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Thursday, October 2, 2008
Yeng Guiao Picks SMB as One of the Favorites, PBA Philippine Cup Starts on Saturday
Photo Credit: Manila Standard Today
With the strong lineup that the San Miguel Beermen will be bringing in to the next season, its no wonder that Red Bull and National Team basketball coach Yeng Guiao picked them as one of the teams to beat.
For me, whether SMB is considered as one of the team to be does not provide any guarantee that these will translate to winning games or championship. SMB should be doing things differently so that they will not suffer the same fate as last year's conference where they just finished at the middle of the pack.
So what's your take on today's new look SMB? Feel free to leave your comments.
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PBA Philippine Cup blasts off Saturday
Source: INQUIRER.net
By Musong R. Castillo | October 2, 2008
Everything is in place for Season 34 of the Philippine Basketball Association with most of the old, powerhouse basketball teams expected to figure prominently in the Philippine Cup that starts on Saturday at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City.
National basketball coach Yeng Guiao picked Alaska, San Miguel Beermen and Talk 'N Text as the teams to beat, while also listing reigning titlist Sta. Lucia Realty highly and putting a modest goal for his Red Bull basketball crew.
Guiao, who was named the RP basketball coach last week, also cautioned everyone of the breakout tournament for Rain Or Shine, which will play its third season in the basketball league and would want to crash the playoffs for the first time.
"This could be the breakout basketball season for Rain Or Shine," Guiao, the only basketball coach present in the formal launch Wednesday at the Diamond Hotel in Manila, said. "While for us, our goal would be to make the semifinals."
Red Bull has made it to the semifinals in each of the last seven basketball tournaments, a modern day record and one which Guiao would be hard-pressed to extend considering how the other teams beefed up and how his Barako has been decimated yet again by lopsided trades.
But the crowd will only get to see the Elasto Painters on Sunday as the Tropang Texters, which Talk 'N Text will be known from now on, take the lid off of the season when it clashes with Coca-Cola in the only basketball game scheduled.
On Sunday, San Miguel tackles Alaska after Air21, runner-up to Barangay Ginebra in the Fiesta Cup, battles the Gabe Norwood-led Rain or Shine crew at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.
A total of seven provincial basketball games are scheduled, with some games slated at non-traditional playing venues like the Olivarez Gym in Parañaque City, the New Ynares Sports Center in Pasig City and at the San Juan Arena.
Meanwhile, the basketball league is considering going back to the three-conference format next year.
"We have just started to discuss it, and there's no definite decision on it yet," said Joaqui Trillo of Alaska, this year's chair of the board.
Commissioner Renauld Barrios has been batting for the three-conference format since assuming office last season.
In a related development, the ball hogging violation has been extended to five seconds from three and starting this conference, only the player with the basketball can call a timeout for a team.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
SMC To Use San Miguel Beermen As Team's New Name
I've been always used to hearing San Miguel Beermen as the team's name for years already before it switched to Magnolia Beverage Masters last season. For one, it's a PBA basketball team name used to winning championships in the past.
Will this move by the SMC Management made any difference for the team seeking to regain championship form?
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San Miguel back in the PBA brew
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
October 1, 2008
Veterans Danny Seigle and Olsen Racela couldn't be any happier now that they'll be known as the San Miguel Beermen anew in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
"I think I had better luck as a Beerman," said Seigle.
"I'm always a Beerman through and through," beamed Racela.
The PBA pioneer basketball team always used the name San Miguel Beer ever since it joined the PBA in 1975. San Miguel Beer, the Pale Pilsen variety, is the flagship product of San Miguel Brewery, Inc. (SMB Inc.).
And it's not just the change of name that excites them most.
Going into the PBA Philippine Cup, San Miguel Beer had just acquired three more vital cogs in Mick Pennisi, Jay Washington and Bonbon Custodio in its drive for an 18th title in the basketball league.
Saddled with injuries to most of its stars like Danny Ildefonso and Seigle and coming up short of the final in the recent Fiesta Conference, the trio complements the already-star studded cast by giving it the extra kick.
The 6-foot-11 Pennisi, at 33, remains a feared and hard-nosed defender. Acquired in a celebrated trade recently, Pennisi vows to bring his brand of smart basketball play into the San Miguel Beer system under Coach Siot Tanquincen.
"I'm not at all athletic and we know that athleticism just comes and goes. Although I'm not a high scorer, I can hit open shots, set good screens," said the Fil-Australian.
At his side is a younger 6-foot-8 Jay-Jay Washington, a former No. 1 pick who is destined to fulfill his illustrious billing as a top rookie. Following frustrating years with his former team, J-Wash, as he is called, is ready to start all over again with the Beermen.
"My huge smile should tell you that I'm very happy to be with San Miguel. I haven't had my A game after I was drafted and it was truly frustrating," said the 26-year-old who looks to play a lot more pesky defense, block shots and make the right passes.
What Pennisi and Washington bring in size, Bonbon Custodio exudes in quickness, shooting and ability to penetrate when the need arises.
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